Thursday, July 28, 2011

A little boy went up to a guru who was sitting and looking at something in his hand. The little boy went up and looked at it. He didn’t quite understand what it was, so he asked the guru, “What is that?”. “It’s a cocoon,” answered the guru. “Inside the cocoon is a butterfly. Soon the cocoon is going to split, and the butterfly will come out.”

Sonya, The Netherlands

“Could I have it?” asked the little boy. “Yes,” said the guru, “but you must promise me that when the cocoon splits and the butterfly starts to come out and is beating it’s wings to get out of the cocoon, you won’t help it. It is important not to help the butterfly by breaking the cocoon apart. It must do it on it’s own.”

Rikako, Japan

The little boy promised, took the cocoon, and went home with it. He then sat and watched it. He saw it begin to vibrate and move and quiver, and finally the cocoon split in half.

Lola, UtahInside was a beautiful damp butterfly, frantically beating its wings against the cocoon, trying to get out and not seeming to be able to do it. The little boy desperately wanted to help. Finally, he gave in, and pushed the two halves of the cocoon apart.

Caroline, England

The butterfly sprang out, but as soon as it got out, it fell to the ground and died.

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

The little boy picked up the dead butterfly and in tears went back to the guru and showed it to him. ”Little boy,” said the guru, “You pushed open the cocoon, didn’t you?”. “Yes,” said the little boy, “I did.”

Becky, Philadelphia

The guru spoke to him gravely, “You don’t understand. You didn’t understand what you were doing. When the butterfly comes out of the cocoon, the only way he can strengthen it’s wings is by beating them against the cocoon."

Salma, Canada

"It beats against the cocoon so it’s muscles will grow strong. When you helped it, you prevented it from developing the muscles it would need to survive.”

Maddy, New Jersey/NYC

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome in trying to suceed. -Booker T. Washington

About This Blog

A few years ago, our founder, Lola, had an idea! She thought that it would be interesting to search out women living all around the world and ask them to collaborate on a blog where they could share our lives. She had always wanted to travel and see the world & this blog became a means to do so!

We have had the privilege of seeing Germany, Thailand, The Netherlands, Philadelphia, New Jersey/NYC, Hong Kong, Canada, and Utah through the eyes of the beautiful, smart, talented, funny women who live there. Some women have journeyed with us for a little while, others the whole distance so far, but all have left their mark here.

We post thrice weekly, on Monday, Wednesday & Friday, with our Linky-day being a Wednesday, when all our wonderful readers get to join in!

We feel that each culture, and each country, and each and every woman on the planet has positive, lovely, and wonderful things to share with those who will listen, and this blog is meant to serve as a forum for these formidably good things!

We are celebrating the everyday beauty of life and womanhood, and suspect that we will find that life is beautiful everywhere, and joy can be found in even the smallest things, such as a morning walk, a great cup of cocoa, the laugh (or mischief) of a child, a letter from someone we love, and of course, the joy of making a new, lifelong friend.

We sincerely hope that you will take this journey with us! It's not aimed at anything other than connecting, enjoying, and escaping to new and different places. Feel free to comment, ASK QUESTIONS, and start conversations! And please share a link to Communal Global on your blog (if you feel so inclined) and tell other women about it so that they can join in and share with us!